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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
TOOK AN
The Cniv. ana she sand.CIub.

A chivalrous gentleman escorted q
distressed damsel along Van Ness Av.
enue the other night says the San Fran.
cisco News. Letter, and was rewarded by
being pushed into a doorway and robbed.
All, my brethren, beware Of the lonely
and woe.worn female who paceth the
Western Addition when the shades OF
night have fallen over the city. There
is guile upon her tongue, and, should she
happen to be comedy, the danger is all
the more aggravated. If this worthy
man, whose watch and money were sacri-
feed, had been content to leave the siren
at the front gate, he might even now be
able to ascertain the time without strain.
ing his neck at the city clocks. But no,
be went beyond the gate, and even to
the door, perhaps anticipating a gentle
caress as a reward for his gallantry.
And here the swash.bucklers fell upon
him, and banged all the love out of his
head with a sand.club, and put him to
sleep upon the cold gravel, while they
took an inventory Of his valuables. In
explaining the matter to his wife, he
doubtless described the woman as ancient
and wrinkled. Alas! these are not the
kind that evoke male politeness. 1t is
to the young and buxom ivy that the
oak man inclines. and is willing to be
chung to. The old, sapless plant must
crawl UNDECIDED over the rugged ground
on its melancholy path to the bone.yard.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Bashful -BridegrOOms.

A Justice of the Peace in Saratoga
county recently joined a pair who were
so embarrassed that they hardly knew
what they were doing. The man wore a
white straw hat, which he whirled on
his finger before the ceremony began.
When told to stand up he jumped before
the Justice with the greatest alacrity.
For a few moments he did not know
what to do with the hat, but finally
found his way out of the difficulty by
putting it between his knees. This was
too much for the bride. With the
handle of her parasol she caught the hat,
pulled it from its position. and then,
abashed at her audaucity, dropped hat
and parasol to the floor. The same Jus.
tice tells the story of another couple who
came to be married. The man was
dreadfully puzzled, and without realizing
the act pulled a cigar from his pocket
and began twirling it around. When
the portion of the ceremony was reached
where the bride and groom join hands
he happened to have the cigar in his
right hand. What to do with the cigar
he apparently did not know. The Jus.
tice paused a minute and then again di.
rected the pair to join hands. By this
time the poor fellows embarrassment
was painful. He gave one agonized look
at the Justice of the Peace and stuck
the cigar in his mouth. Before the cere-
mony could be concluded the Justice had
to take the cigar from between the mans
teeth. Washington Herald.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22

Boston, Oct. l3.-Last evening James
Gowen, a well-to.do colored man. called
at the Court Square Police Station and
said that his wife had died suddenly at
the office of DR.. Samuel Kneeland, 81
Court street, and he wanted an ~inyesti.
CATION made. Gowen said he was told
by the doctor that the woman called at
his office at about 4 P. NJ, complaining
of not feeling well, and that he gave her
a glass of wine. She grew rapidly worse
and died in half an hour. The notice
TOOK the body to the morgue and Medi.
cal Examiner Draper found that death
was caused by a criminal operation. The
police arrested DR.. kneeland and
searched his Office, where thew fonnd
the Instruments which, it is believed,
were used. DR.. Kneeland is &C wears
old, prominent in his profession and
an acknowledged authority in some
branches. He has frequently lectured
at the Institute of Technology and in
other institutions. He was not allowed
to give bail and he will be examines ~
morrow.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
I.exislntixe Corruption.

The Judiciary Committee of the
New Hampshire House of Represent
atives resumed afew days ago its hear
ing OF evidence in connection with the
alleged attempted corruption OF legis-
lators by railroad men. From the
testimony introduced it would seem
that the acme of diplomatic policy
had been reached by the would-be cor
ruptionists in their manner of suggest
ing the doodle idea. For instance,
James W. Cathe, representative from
Manchester, testified that Alfred
Quimby remarked to him that " he
did not want to buy anybody; but
that when he (witness) voted for the
railroad bill in question he would de-
rive 81, 200 from some unknown
source" The gentleness Of this
method is only equaled in history by
that of the New York moneyed man
who laid a wager of $4,000 or so with
a certain Alderman that the latter
would not vote in favor of the Broad
way street railroad franchise, but paid
the bet without a murmur when he
lost it.-Eastern paper.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
The Rush to California.

The immigration to California is com.
ing in a great wave, and particularly
from the Western States. The Califor-
mia fever is raging in Iowa, and a resi-.
dent of that State who returned a few
days ago, informs the Sacramento Bee
that in some sections towns and villages
are being depopulated. Springville is a
town formerly containing about 1000
people, near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. So
great has been the emigration for Cali.
fornia that the principal merchant of the
town declared that he didn't know what
to do with his stock since his customers
had about all gone to California. This
is only one instance of the extent of the
craze to come to California. Yet the
tide has only begun to rise. 1t will not
reach its hight until some time after the
Fall gathering of the corn crop. No
estimate can be made of the throngs
waiting to ONE to the land of the set
ting sun, where there is neither snow
nor ice nor Winter nor Summer, as these
are known in the land the multitude is
fleeing from.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
ro TELL THE AGE OF a HORSE.

To tell the age Of any horse.
Inspect the lower jaw, OF course,
rbs ak front teeth the tale Will tell,
And every doubt and fear dispei'
Two middle "%nippers' you oenoid
BEFORE the colt is two weeks DID,:
Refors eight weeks two more will come,
Right months the Z" corners cut the gum
Tn, outside grooves will disappear
From middle two In just one year.
In two years from the second par,
In three, the corners, too, are bare.
At two the middle "nippers" drop,
Al three the second pair can't stop.
When four years old the third pair goes,
At five q full new set he shows.
The deep black spots will pass from view
At six years from the middle two;
The second pair at seven years.
At eight the spot each " corner " clears
From middle " nippers upper jaw
At mir the black spots will withdraw
The second pair at ten sre white;
Eleven finds the :" corners light.
AS time goes on. the horsemen know,
The oval teeth three-sided grow;
They longer get, project before
Till twenty, when we know no more
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
GONE WITH A SAUSAGE MAN.
How n Gay Young widow Has Been
Working MarysviIlc.

"VEMHhS NNthhGs
Aarysrine appeal, October 10.
For some time past a quiet little black.
eyed woman, who dressed in somber
gray and earned the soubriquet of "the
Little Gray Widow" has been dipping
some of Marysville's gray.headed. gay
Lotharios, and current report has it that
she has drawn greatly upon some Of their
bank accounts. Her quiet and unassum.
ing ways, backed by a pretty face, were
very taking. With the ordinary mortal
she would have nothing to do, and every
time one of the "shovelry " approached
her he was repulsed.
Jimmy" a comical character who
yields a painters brush, hal looked
deep into widow" Gilbert's eyes and
became fascinated, and yesterday morn.
ing, when he learned that she had be.
come enamored of a German butcher and
was about to decamp, he hurried to the
depot. He had used considerable liquor
in order to grow oratorical.
"Pay me what you owe me" shouted
Jimmy, as he laid eyes on his tickle
friend.
"My dear fellow, I don't owe you
anything" smilingly responded the
widow.
eyes, you do" yelled James, diving
down into mis- pocket for a claim which
he had assigned to him.
sect away from yere, you loafer, don
you driles mid this lady," said the Ger
mar voice of Marysyille's only sausage.
maker and the champion of Virginia
City's adventures who, has grown
wealthy in Marysville in a few months.
This caused Jimmy to stand back, and
before he could recover, the oma had
boarded the train, with her companion,
uttering as she did asweet eau revoir."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Matrimonial SpecuIatiOns.

The Record Union SAYS: GA
school-marm never gets married in
Sacramento-once a school marin, an
old maid sure" Thus spoke a young
lady Saturday, who has a first grade
certificate, and has been waiting for a
position in the public schools for many
years. Once in a while there is a
wedding here, but the match is
invariably made outside of the school
department. Whether it is that the
school teacher has no time "to
spark" or whether the young men are
afraid OF them, the fact still remains,
they never marry sensible girls"
remarked a venerable gentleman, who
overheard such a remark; off they
marry what do they get?" There are
two sides to every trade, and the girl
that picks up with our common
masher" generally "gets left" Wood
land does not seem particularly happy
upon this score, and evidently is look
ing for some relief from the incoming
immigration. The Democrat of the
Sth say:
"It is evident that some steps must
be taken to carry off some of the
eligible young ladies of Woodland.
There are many Of the proper age,
many more that soon will be, and not
a few that are verging on the stage of
odd maids OF course there are a
great many eligible young men, but
they do not seem DESTROYS of taking
the responsibility of meeting the ex-
penses of the modern belle. They say
it is too expensive luxury. The only
hope seems to lie in the organization
of a society for the importation Of rich
bachelors"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
A Corn Palnce.

The Presidential party on arriving at
Sioux City, Iowa, were escorted to the
Corn Palace, a unique structure orna.
mented with corn stalks, ears and ker.
nels. There was a wax maiden with her
hair of corn silks and robe of satin
husks, climbing a winding stair of golden
ears; the spider of tiny carrots lying in
wait in his bed of corr ibres; the map
of the Union made of kernels, each
State having its especial color; the huge
national flag and shields, eagles, ores.
cents, crosses, and emblems of various
nations. Through the town there were
triumphal arches of corn spanning the
streets. Awnings, verandas, and in
some instances entire fronts embellished
with corn, squashes and pumpkins. The
entire exhibition was a novelty, which
greatly interested the Presidential party.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
A A GIRL.
How She Sav the Lives OF sew
ernl peOpte.


ernl People.
KoUr, Oct. ia pathetic incident
Of the wreck is related by the station
agent. 1t is the story of a young lady
from Ohio, whose name could not be re-
membered. She was one of the Inflated
train, and, when the crash came, with
the presence of mind and an energy
worthy of a strong.minded masculine,
she seized the AK from its resting place
on the side of the car and hewed her way
through a window. Her W safety as
sured, her thoughts turned to the helpless
unfortunates whose cries for assistance
sounded behind her. They did not call
in vain, for she rushed in the direction
of the cries, and personally aided those
poor souls from the wreck. To use her
own language: II did all l could, and
would have continued had l not heard
DIR. Perry crying and moaning piteously
that his feet were burning. Then my
strength gave way, and l was compelled
to desist and seek assistance myself"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Tom Hood

The London Court Journal says that
at a dinner given recently by a young
American millionaire, after the host had
displayed immense sums in bank notes
and costly gems, she gave his leg a
smart tap with a knife, when it emitted
a sweet, soft, ringing tone, which fell
pleasantly on the ear, and said: THAT,
my friend, is made of virgin California
gold, and the garter is of diamonds of
the first water This fact he verified as
he rolled up his trousers"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
A Novel Pair OF Shoes.

Kilrain, in his fight with Smith, is to
wear a novel pair of shoes. The uppers
on each side of the lace holes are red,
white and blue, while stars run down
the front of each in which the eylet
holes are set in, which represents the
stars and stripes. On the front of each
is the American eagle neatly stitched in
buff leather, and the spikes were made
of the best of steel put in with sockets.
The makers have promised Kilrain if he
wins the fight and returns the shoes to
pay him $500 for them.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22

Alarge quantity of s~altpetre has been
spread over the range at the head of the
Wenas, w. T., to kill sheep or induce
their owners to take their bands from
that section. The result has been that a
number of horses have been poisoned
and several died.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
A Tale OF Milk.

One day fourteen years ago q bottle
was dropped into the we'll of E. T.
Berry, of Greensboro, KY. A few days
ago this well was cleaned out. having
been crumbling in for years. Under
about six feet of mud in the bottom the
bottle of milk was found, and on exami.
nation the milk proved to be as good and
sweet as on the day it was hung in the
well.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22

The streets and hotels of Shasta, CAL,
have been crowded for the past few days
by parties from different parts of the
State, from Siskiyou to San Diego, most
of whom are in search of timber land.
Between so and 100 men made applica.
tions at the United States Land Office
Monday for timber filings.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Democracy and the yau,ts.

The Government has great confidence
in the integrity of the Washington cor.
respondent or it would not let him ~
down among stacks of coin and notes in
the Treasury vaults, accompanied, nsr.
maps by only one guard. 1t is likely.
however, that only Democratic CORE.
spondents are thus trusted. The CORE.
spondent of a violent Republican sheet
might not be able to overcome the tenn.
alton to load his pistol pocket with
standard dollars. WIFI
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22

At Los Angeles, Oct. 10, the nuptials
were announced Of James o. platt Of
Chicago and Miss Lizzie Mckee of that
city. Miss Mckee is the niece Of Charles
and Mrs. E. B. Croker. Among the
wedding presents were checks for $lO,-
600 and S.. 900,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22

New Goods! New Goods!

The White House Clothing Emporium
Is in daily receipt of their new stock of
Spring and Summer clothing, gents fur
nishing goods, hats, etc. Also, q full line
of the gold and silver shirts, which we
guarantee to be the best white shirts In
the market, at the lowest price.
M, KARsKY,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Tine ApostIe at Homo anal Ah.a.a

Neal Dow has two tones to his voice.
When he is away from home making
speeches, he declares that prohibition
IS a success in Maine" When he is 81
home. vainly trying to get the law en'
forced, he writes a local paper that the
number OF g~rog.shops in the citv of Port.
land has not been diminished bv even
n in the last ten years."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Patent Brace and BIZ.

A large invoice Of the new patent brace
and bit, of Gavin & Cromer's invention
is expected in a few days by Remington,
johnson e. Co., they being the local agent.
for the sale OF them. Parties desiring
them should send in their orders to secure
early attention.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Thinking of YOu.

She-Do you remember that lovely
moonlight ride we had at Newport last
Summer. Charley, behind that cute little
donkey?
He with tender reproach)-Do 1 re-
member it, love-? As if l could ever
forget it!
She-You are nice to say so, Charley;
and do you know, dear, 1 never see a
donkey without thinking of you.-New
York Sun.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
GLASSES. 4fsen-

We are now prepared to furnish all classes
with employment at home, the whole of the
time, or for their spare moments. Business
sex easily earn from 50 cents to S. per evening,
and Q proportional sum by devoting all their
time to the business. Boys and girls earn al.
most as much as men. That all who see this
we make this offer. To such as are NOT we'll
satisfied We. will send one dollar to pay for III
trouble OF writing. For full particulars an
OUTFIT free, address, GEORGE STINsoN L Co.
Portland, Maine. '"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
SOCIETIES.

ar. Johns CHAPTER. NO. o.
rrHE STATED CoNvooATIoNs OF st. =.
John = Chapter, No. s. r. A. M, VIII DC
held at Masonic Hall On the Saturday mex.
r,nnth X. j. REID, II. r.
AID. Rock Secretary.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
Extravaganza in speech.

Of all the extravagant habits, which
brings trouble to ones neighbors, as well
IS ones self, is that of extravagant
speaking. How many a reputation has
been injured, nay, lost-how many a
home blasted-how many a business
credit impaired, by al extravagant mode
OF speech-a remark with a grain OF
truth as basis, embellished and colored
so as to grow to such extravagant pro.
portions, the harm is done forthwith.
~Extravagant professions of love, or
friendship, are never to be relied on.
Their very form wears out the feeling
it will not last. Extravaganza in reli.
glon leads to bigotry-in politics to
demagogism. In the press, under its in.
Huence freedom becomes license, and so
it goes. Let US recommend to those of
our readers afflicted with the vice-in a
greater or less degree who is MOTTO
remember what the immortal Shakes.
peare said to Romeo: Glove moder.
ately," and bear in mind that modera.
tion will insure tranquility of mind and
q peaceful domestic circle,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
A STORY.
The Almost Incredible Experience
of the COWBOY Queen.

CHICAGO, Oct. l3.-A special from
New York says: In 1854 Xavier Gramer'
a widower with six children, met Au'
gusta Loesner, a beautiful blonde, and
married her. Since then Gramer heard
nothing of her till a short time ago,
when he received a letter from her dated
Walla Walla, reciting ar almost incred'
ible story of adventure and nomadle
life. She went in the first place to
Detroit and joined a party Of emigrants
who were going to Idaho. On reaching
that Territory the emigrants were dis
appointed about getting the land they
had intended to settle on, and so de-
termined to go on further and engage In
stock.raising One day some of the men
went out to hunt buffalo which were re.
ported near by. Mrs. Gramer insisted
on going with them mounted on a little
mustang. After the game was sighted,
and during the subsequent excitement,
she became separated from the party,
and the mustang carried her miles away.
The animal CHANGING to stumble, she
was thrown and had her leg broken.
She lay helpless for several hours in a
slight depression in the ground, suffer.
ing e~xcruciating pain, when a band OF
Snake Indians, who had been hunting,
came along and discovered her. They
cared for her, setting the limb, and took
her with them on their journey toward
the Columbia river.
During her convalescence she was the
recipient of attentions from the chief OF
the band, who proposed to install her
as head of his household, but ~feigning
greater weakness and suffering than were
real, she threw the Indians Oft their
guard, and when an opportunity pre-.
sented itself she seized a mustang and
effected her escape to a party Of cow
boys in the neighborhood, by whom she
was given an enthusiastic welcome.
She was the only woman within many
miles, and was treated with the utmost
gallantry by the stock.raisers, who
handed over to her the charge OF their
camp. She writes that she is delighted
with the wild, free life she is leading
among the cowboys, by whom she is
treated like a queen, and whom she in.
vests with a nobility and ~gallantry she
did not find prevalent among the deni,
zens of Brooklyn. She said she would
never return to civilized society again.
Mr.. Gramer has begun an action for d.
vorce absolute, and a summons BY pub.
LEGATION having been yesterday returned
properly executed, the Ease was set down
Cor m anr1r hanr.nn
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-03
UNITED STATES PRISONERS.

A father and daughter, the CASTINGS OF
Barber county, were night before last
brought in the city by United States Marshal
J. T. Pryor. Their crime was the attempted
robbery last month of the postofflce at Elm
Mills, Barber county. Besides the two priso-
ners, there was son of Castine. The three
approached the postoffice, and after prying
open the window the younger Castine was
about to crawl into the building when
the postmaster, who was apprised
of the attempted robbery and who had con-
cealed himself within the building, fired both
loads of double barreled shotgun into his
head and he fell back dead The other
escaped and after almost two weeks wander
ing over the coantry they were arrested by
Marshal Pryor.
The two prisoners had their hearing before
the U. S. commissioners, their bond was fix. d
at 81 500, which failing to secure they were
committed to the Shawnee county jail at
Topeka to await the action of the T. s. Dis
trict court.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-03
W. b. c. ON THE FOURTH.

The W. B. c. promises some amusement
for the Fourth, and are now preparing for
the day. At o'clock there will be races in
SOULS, rowed by crews picked from the club.
At o'clock there will be single scull race
between two professional oarsmen, one of
whom will be their trainer Mr.. Stanton; his
competitor Edward Clayton.
After a race will be attempted between
two inexperienced oarsmen, persons who
were n,ver before in a paper shell. The
martyrs on this occasion will be Mr.. Whit
tier and Mr.. 1. II. Hettinger. Both gentle
men possess the principal requisite for the
race, never having been in a paper shell.
Whittier from his appearance and self conf
dence appears to be the favorite with the bet
ting men, but Hettinger's friends look wise
aud wink very knowing wink, while Whit
tier is blowing his own bugle about his won
derfnl skill and endurance